Wheeled scraper



P. c. ANDERSON Nov. 20, -1928.

WHEELED scRAPER NOV. 20, 1928. 1,692,018

P. c. ANDERsoN WHEELED SCRAPER original Filed April 15. 1925 zsheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR I? CANDE/aso/v 1. (,L me

A'ITORNEYS Pawnee Nov. 2o, 192s.

1,692,018 I UNITED STATES PATENT ,ol-Fica PHLIP C. ANDERSON, OF LINCOLN,v NEBRASKA, .ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEIASSIGNMENTS, T0 WESTERN WHEELED SCRAIER COMPANY, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, .A CORPORA- rien er ILLINOIS.

WHEELED scnarn'n.

' Application filed. April 13, 1925, Serial No. 22,828. Renewed August' 7, 1926.

tions, and arrangements herein described and claimed. v

An object of my invention 1s to provide a scraper of a substantially cylindrical form ing the necessity of stopping the device, backwhich is mounted on wheels, and which is primarily designed to be drawn. by horses,

novel means being provided whereby `the scraper may be emptied of its contents rn a continuous movement forward, thus obviatl5 ing it up, and manuallyrightingpit, as isnec- 0 operator may rock essary with ordinary Scrapers.

A further object of my invention is to provide a wheeled scraper, wherein the bucket is pivotally mounted in such a manner that the the bucket -fromloading position into carrying position without the necessity of manually lifting the load as 1s the case with standard bucket Scrapers.-

A further object of my invention is to provide a wheeled scraper of compact form,

#wherein the ,supporting wheels are disposed within the cutting edge of the scraper.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide a wheeled scraper which can not only carry a much larger load than can be carried by ordinary Scrapers, but can be operated readily by one person, Vices require two or more operators.

Other objects and advantages will `appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention Will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated 1n the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, in whchy Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure2 is a. plan View of the device,

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3`of Figure 2, Y

In carrying out'my invention, I provide a frame 1, preferably made of a channel iron ofthe shape shown in Figures 1 and 2. Apair while the ordinary de I will now describe the bucket, see Figure 1. The bucket 3 is formed of two sides 4, substantially circular in shape, but having flattened portions fora purpose hereinafter described. The sides 4 are reenforced by angle irons 5, which are composed of sides 6 and 7. The portions 6 are riveted to the sides 4 1n such a manner that the outer surface of the portions 7 will follow the contour of the sides 4. A sheet metal plate 8 conforms to the contour of the sides 4, between the points 9 and 10, and it is riveted to the-portions 7 of the angle irons 5. This' plate 8 forms the bottom 11 and the' backl 12 of the bucket. The b ack 12 has integral flanges'13 projecting at r1ght angles from the sides of the bucket.

The foremost portions of the sides 4 arev External bearings 19, having annular flanges 20, are placed against the outside of the plates 15, the flanges 20 projecting through the openings 18, and being rigidly held in place by bolts 21. The external bearings 19 are rotatablydisposed within the bearings-2. Each of the external-bearings 19 is provided with a bore 22 and a partition 23. The partition 23 has twothreaded o enings 24 and 25. An oil cup 24 is screwe into each of the openings 24.

The wheels 16 are placed in the spaces between the sides 4`and plates 15, the hubs 26 of the wheels being in alignment with the Aopenings 17 and 1-8. Hollow axles 27 are passed through the hubs 26 and into the bores 22 until they strike against the partition 23. Rods 28, threaded at both ends, are passed lthrough the hollow axles 27 andtheir outer ends are screwed into the openings 25.

A Internal bearings 29, each having an annular iiange 30, and a threaded opening 31 in the central portion thereof, are placed over the inner ends of the axles 27 until the threaded openings 31 are in position to receive the inner ends of the rods 28. The bearings 29 ing the bearings 29 tothe sides 4 the mounting of the wheels and bucket is completed.

i' the wheel axes, by pivots 34, as shown in Fig.

1. Said apron is adapted to swing fore and aft about said pivots into or out of operative relation to the front margins of the bucket, as will be evident from a eomparisonof Figs.

V1 and 3. The arrangement is such that when the parts are in loading, or in carrying position, the rear margin of the apron underlies the front margin of the bucket and supports it against independent rocking in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1, and, therefore, serves as a means for controlling its position. The apron may, however, be swung forward away from the bucket, as shown in Fig. 3, to

.permit the load to be discharged, as will be hereinafter explained. In loading the apron serves also as a scraper to take up the dirt, and direct it to the bucket, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig.,1, said apron being provided with a front'cutting edge for that purpose. The apron 32 is moved into and out of engagement with the bucket by means aboutto be described. A rock shaft 34', having two levers 35 keyed thereto nearI its opposite ends, is rotatably mounted upon the lframe 1. A pair of links 36, adjacent to the sides of the bucket, are provided with integral pins 37 whichextend at right angles to the body of the links. The pins 37 are inserted in open- ,ings in the upturned portions 33, andthe free ends of the links 36 are pivotally connected to the tlevers 35. A hand lever 38 is keyed onto one end of the shaft 34', and the operator, by moving the hand lever 38 up or down, can disengage the'apron from the bucket, or lower the apron and the front of the bucket into scraping position.

The means for lowering the front of the bucket into loading position comprises bars 39 at opposite sides of the bucket, which are pivotally connected at one end to the levers 35 and their free ends formed into the shape of hooks 40. When the hand lever 38 is actuated in a manner so as to lower the apron, the swinging movement of the upper ends of the levers 35 will draw the bars 3 9 forwardly causing the hooks 40 to engage with lugs 41' which are upon the external bearings 19, and

thus rotate the bucket to lower its front edge in cooperation with the apron.

The device is provided with a tongue 42 which is rigidly secured to the frame 1 and to a channel iron 43, the channel iron V43 extending across the tongue and being riveted to the sides of the frame.` A bar 44, connected to the frame 1 by means of chains 45, and to the apron by means of links 46, is provided with a pair of sheaves 47. A chain or steel rope 48 is passed around the sheaves 47 in a manner shown in Figure 2 and its ends secured to single-trees 49. Thus the draft 1s 'applied directly to the apron.

rious parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Figure 1 shows the carrying or transport position o f the scraper. It is primarily designed to be drawn by horses, but may of course be drawn by a tractor, and it is lowered to scraping or loading position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,v by first freeing thehand lever 38 from the hook 52, and raising said lever tothe proper height. By raising t-he hand lever, the shaft 34 is rocked and the levers 35, together with the links 36, Iswing the apron 32 downwardly and rearwardly to loading position. As the levers 35 are actuated, the bars 39, which are pivotally secured thereto, engage with the lugs 41 at the hooked portions 40, and in this manner the bucket 3 is rocked forward until it isheld from further movement by the apron.A The parts being in the loading position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the apron scrapes up the material to be loaded and delivers it to the bucket. The apparatus can/be made to cut at any desired depth merely by raising the hand lever 38 to a predetermined height and holding it there until the bucket is filled.

The bucket being filled, the hand lever 38 is lowered and placed under hook 52. This brings the bucket and apron up into carrying position again, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and they are held in this position'until the scraper reaches the place where the contents thereof are to be emptied. e

At this point, I wish to draw special attention to the diameter`of the sides 4. It will be observed that Athe diameter of the sides 4 .is

somewhat greater than that of the wheels 16, and that both sides 4 and wheels16 are .pivot-- ally mounted at their centers upon the same axls.- l

To emptyv the bucket, the hand lever 38 is pressed downwardly below the hook. This actuates the rock shaft 34 in lacounterclockwise direction as seen in Fig. 3, and moves the levers 35, and links 36, in a manner so as to swing the apron 32 forward and upward away from the bucket 3. This is usually done while the scraper is still lin motion. When the apron 32 is free from the bucket, as shown in Fig. 3, levers 53, which are pivotally mounted upon the inner surface of the plates l andare prbvided with lugs 54, will drop so that the lugs 54 will engage with ratchets 55. The ratchets are integral with the Wheels 16 and as the lugs '54 engage therewith, the bucket is forced to rotate with respect to the wheels until .it strikes the ground, as also shown in Fig. 3. At this point, the carriage or supporting structure starts to ride upon the bucket, with the wheels clear of the ground, and as the scraper is drawn. forward, because of its engagement witlrthe ground, the bucket is revolved, further; until it makes a complete turn, thus emptying its contents. However, before the bucket makes a complete revolution, the hand lever 38 is released and allowed to assume its normal position again in engagement with the hook V52. 'lhe purpose of this is to lower the apron 32 into its normal position. Therefore, when the bucket has revolved far enough to empty its load, the wheels 16 will again engage with the ground and the apron 32 will catch the bucket and retain it in normal position.

Drawing attention again to the levers 53,

' it will be observed that the forward free ends 56 thereof are bent outwardly at right angles Yto the length of the levers. Vhen the appathe contents thereof. When the bucket comcome in contact with the ground. -Atthispletes its revolution, the projections 57 ofthe bars 39 which have regained their normal position, will catch the ends 56 and hold the levers 53 in a position so that the lugs 54 willv not 'engage with the ratchets 55. As vthe bucket turns over the free ends of the levers 53 are held against droppin down into engagement With the ground. 4y stop lugs 58 extending inwardly from the upper edges of the side plates 15 in position to hold the levers. 53 in proximity to the ratchet wheels 55.

lt. will be observed that the bucket has a load-receiving edge, which is adapted to be lowered with the apron, and to receive the Said ucket in loading and in carrying posimaterial to be loadedas it is cut from'th ground by the apron. When the bucket is again brought back to normal or transport position, the vapron swung 'free' from the bucket, and the latter rotated, the load-receiving edge is the first portion ofthe bucket to point, as the forward movement continues, the wheels are swung free from` the ground, and the bucket is rotated into dumping position. e

claim: V v

l. Ay scraper comprising a pair of wheels,

a substantially cylindrical bucket of greater diameter than the wheels,` and mounted co-` axially therewith, said bucket having a loadreceiving edge adapted to be brought into Contact withv the ground, whereby the bucket is brought to dumping position, and an apron for delivering materialto the bucket and arranged to be engagedby the ybucket when they latter is moved from dumping, position.

2. A device of the type described comprising a frame, a bucket, said bucket having substantially circulary sides and av flat bottom, a pair of wheels slightly smaller in diameter than said sidessaid wheelsbeing rotatablyf mounted upon said bucket at the center of said sides said bucket vbeing rotatably mounted upon the frame at the center of said sides. and a U-shaped apron pivotally mo-unted upon said frame and extending'under the bottom of said bucket atthe forward end thereof;

3. A'device of the type described comprising a frame, a bucket, said bucketcomposed of -a pair of substantially circular sides and I an arctuate shaped back merging into a flat bottom, a pair of wheels slightly smaller in diameter than said sides, Said wheels being rotatably mounted upon said bucket at the center of said sides, said bucket rotatably mounted upon the frame at the center of said sides, a U-sliaped .apron pivotally mounted uponv said frame and extending under the bottom` of said bucket at the forward end' thereof, and manually controlled means for freeing the apron from said bucket.;y

4. l A device of thetype described comprising a frame, wheels supporting said frame, a bucket carried by said'frame, an apron in advance of the bucket, pivotally connected with the frame andadap'ted to'engage the front edge of the bucket Ato hold the same in carrying position, and means whereby the apron may beturn'e'd to loadreceiving osi-r tion, said means-'comprising va rock s aft mounted upomsaid frame, a lever operable to rock saidnshaft, a lever rigidly mounted upon said shaft, and a link connecting the latter lever with said apron, whereby by rocking said rock, shaftA in one direction said apron may be moved to free the bucket. v

5. A scrapercomprising aframe, a bucket iis pivotallycarried by said frame for rotative dum ing movement, and means for holdin-g tion,- s'aid means also acting as a digging member for filling the bucket with dirt.

. 12o 6. JA scraper comprising a frame, a bucket the bucket.

8. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucketing to dig into the ground and convey the dirt to carried by said frame,and a scraping member for directing the material to be loaded into said bucket, said scraping member being movable into and out of operative engagement with the front edge of the bucket.

9. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket carried by said frame, and a scraping meniber for directing the material to be loaded into said bucket, said scraping member being pivotally mounted on the fr ame to swing fore and aft in advance of the bucket and being movable into and out of operative engagement with the front edge of the bucket.

10. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket mounted on said frame to rock about a transverse axis, and a scraping member fory directing the material to be loaded into the bucket pivotally mounted on said frame to swing ytovva-rd and from the front edge of the bucket.

ally mounted on the frame to swing 1l; A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket carried by said'frame, a scraping member for directing the material to be loaded into said bucket, said scraping member being movable intoland out of operative engagementwith the front edge of the bucket, and draft means connected with said scraping member.

12. Af scraper comprising a frame, a bucket pivotally carried by said frame to rock about a transverse axis, ascraping memberfor directing the material to be loaded into said bucket, said scraping member being pivot ore an aft in advance of the bucket and being movable into and out of operative relation to the front edge of the bucket, and draftmeans connected with said scraping member.

13. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket mounted on said frame t-o rock about a transverse axis for rotative dumping movement,

a scraping member for directing the mai terial to be loaded into the bucket pivotally mounted to swing toward andfrom the front edge of the bucket, and draft means connected With said scraping member.

14, A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket pivotally'carried by said frame for rotative dumping movement, means for holding said bucket in loading and in carrying position, said means also acting asa digging ber for filling the bucket with dirt, and draft 'means connected With said digging member.

15. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket pivotally carried by saidframe foi` rotative dumping movement, a dirt digging member carriedby said frame, said-member also sup- `porting said bucketin loading and in carrying position, kand draft ,means connected with said digging member. i

16. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket pivotally carried by said frame for complete rotative movement, an apron for supporting position, said apron also being adaptedl said bucket in loading and in carrying position, said apron also being adapted to dig into the ground and convey `the dirt to the bucket, and draft means connected With said apron.

17. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported by said frame-to rock about ay transverse axis, jscraping means pivotally connected with said frame eceentrically to` the axis'of said bucket for directing material into said bucket, said bucket being rockable on its axis independently of said scraping means, said .scraping means being movable into and out ,of position to hold the bucket against rocking independently thereof. g

- 18. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported by said-fra'me to rock about a transverse axis, scraping means pivotally connected With said frame eccentrically to the axis of said bucket for directing material into said bucket, said bucket being rockable on its axis Yindependently of said scraping means, said scraping means being movable into and outiof position to hold the bucket against rocking independently thereof, and draft means connected with said l scraping means.

19. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported on said frame for rotative movement through a complete revolution, and means actuated by forward movement of the scraper for rocking the bucket to tip its front. edge into engagement with the ground.

20. A scraper comprising Ia frame, a bucket supported thereby to rock about a transverse axis, means actuated by lforvvard movement of the scraper for rocking the bucket to tip its front edge into engagement with the ground, and scraping means for directing material into said bucket, said scraping means being movable into and out of operative relation to the'bucket.

21. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported thereby to rock about a transverse axis, means Vactuated by forward movement,

of the scraper for rocking the bucket to tip its front edge into engagement with the` ground, and scraping means for directing, (materlal into said bucket, said scraping thereof when the scraper is in loading position, and means voperable to move said scraping means out of engag ent with the bucket to permit thevlatter to be dumped.

23. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported thereby to yrock about a transverse axis, means actuated by forward movement of the scraper for rocking the bucket to tip its front edge into engagement with the ground, scraping means for directing material into said bucket, said scraping means being movable into and out of operative relation to the bucket and serving to hold the bucket against rocking independently thereof when the scraper is in loadingV position, and draft means' connected with said scraping means.

2li. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported thereby to rock about va transverse axis, means actuated by forward movement of the scraper for rocking the bucketyto tip its front edge into engagement with the ground, scraping means for directing material into said bucket, said scraping means being -movable into and out of operative relation to the bucket and serving to hold the` bucket against rocking independently thereof when the scraper is in loading position,l

means operable to move said scraping means out of engagement with the bucket to permit the latter to be dumped, and draft means connected with said scraping means.

' 25. A scraper comprising a frame, a r0- tatable bucket pivotally suppo-rted by/ said frame to turn about a transverse axis for -rotative dumping movement, and scraping means mounted to swing fore and aft in front yof the bucket, and movable into engagement therewith to form an extension thereof.

26. A scraper comprising a frame,- a 'rotatable bucket pivotally supported by said frame to turn about a transverse axis, and sera ing means mounted to swing fore and aft in front of the bucket, and movable into and out of engagement therewith, said 'scraping means being adapted to form an extension of the bucket, and also being arranged tovsupport the front edge of the bucketwhen the scraper is in loading position.

27. A scraper comprising a frame, a rotatable bucket pivotallyl supported by said frame to turn about a transverse axis, and scraping means mounted to swing fore and ./aft in front of the bucket,and movable into.

and out of engagement therewith,said scrap.-

'ing means being adapted to form lan extension of the bucket, said scraping means also being arranged to support the front edge of the bucket when the scraper is in carrying position. y f 28. A scraper comprising a frame, a rotatable bucket pivotally Supported by said frame to turn `about a transverse axis, andv 1 scraping means mounted toswing fore and aft infront of the bucket, and movable intov bucket when the scraper is'in loading and in carrying position. i

29. A scraper comprising a frame, a ro- 'and out of engagement therewith, said scraptatable lbucket pivotally supported by said frame to turn about a transverse axis, scraping means mount-ed to swing fore and aft in front of thev bucket, and movable into engagement therewith to form an extension thereof, 'said scraping means being arranged' to support th-e front edge of the bucket when the scraper is in carryingfposition, and mea-ns actuated by forward movement of the scraper for positivelyrotating[the bucket to tip i-tsf front edge into engagement with the ground.

30. A scraper comprising a frame, a rotatable bucket pivotally supported by said vframe'to turn about a transverse axis, scraping means mounted to swing fore and aft in gageme-nt therewith to form an extension thereof, said scraping means being arranged -tosupport the front edge of the bucket when front ofthe bucket, and movable int-o enthe scraper is in loading and in carrying position, and means actuated by forward movement of the scraper -for positively rotating the bucket to tip its front edge into engagement with the ground.

31. A scraper comprising a frame, a bucket supported by said `frame to rotate about a. transverse axis, av scraping member. pivotally supported by vthe frame .ecoentrically to the axis of thevbucket and movable into and out of position to form a forward extension of said bucket, said scraping member serving also to'sup'port the front edge of the bucket when it is in'loading or in carrying position.

32. VA scraper comprising a frame,a bucket supported by saidframe. to rotate about a transverse axis, a scraping member pivotally sup-ported by the iframe eccentrically to the axis of thebucket and movable into and out of position to f orm a forward extension of said bucket, `said scraping member serving also to support the front. edge olfthe bucket when it is in loading or in carry-lng position,4 and means operable to move said scraping member away from the -bucket to permit the t bucket to be'dumped.

ground for effecting its rotation by the forward movement of the scraper, and-a scraping member supported by the frame to swing toward and from the front edge of thebucket forldirecting into.

34. AA scraper com rising a frame, a bucket supporte-d by said ame tol rotate about a transverse axis, said bucket having 'periphthe material to be loaded thereeral portions mbvable into engagement with the ground fo-r'effecting its rotation by the forward movement of the scraper, and a scrap-ing member supported by the frame to swing toward and froml the front edge of the bucket for directing the material to be loaded thereinto, said yscraping member serving alsoto support the front edge of the bucket when is in loading or in carrying position.

35. A scraper comprising a frame,-a bucket supported by said frame to rotate about a 'y transverse axis, said bucket having peripheral portions movable into engagement with the ground for effecting its rotation by the forward movement of the scraper, ascraping member supported by the frame to swing toward and from the front edge of the bucket for directing the material to be loaded thereinto, said scraping member serving also to support the front edge of the bucket when it is in loading or in carrying position, and draft means connected with said scraping member.

36. A scraper comprising a frame, a scraping member carriedl by said frame and movable into and out of scraping position, and a bucket forreceiving scraped material from said scraping member, said bucket being completely rotatable.. separately from said scraping member, to discharge its load.

37. A scraper'coinprising a frame, a scraping member carried bv said .frame and lmovable into and out of scraping position, a bucket for receiving scraped material from said scraping member, said bucket being completely rotatable, separately from -said scrap- 'ing member, to discharge its load, and draft rmeans connected withsaid scraping member.

' 38. A scraper comprising' a wheeled frame` a bucket mounted on said frame to turn about a transverse axis. the front portion of said bucket being wider than the tread of said wheels, and a scraping member supported by said frame to swing fore and aft in advance of the bucket and movablejnto operative relation therewith to form an extension thereof. 39. 'In a scraper, the combination with a wheel supported frame, of a scraper kcomprising a bucket mountedto rotate about a trans' verse axis and comprising side plates located outside of said wheels, and a scraping member mounted on said frame to swing toward and from the front edge of the bucket to form frame comprising side frame bars, a pair of axially aligned wheels disposed on the inner sides of said frame bars, a bucket disposed between said wheels, pivotal mountings connecting the bucket and wheels with said frame bars at each Iside of said frame comprising inner and outer spaced coaxial -bearing members, said inner bearing members being'secured to the side walls of said bucket,

said outer bearing members being securedto said frame bars, hollow axles having their end portions extending into said bearing members, said wheels being .mounted on said liollow axles, and threaded connecting members extending through said hollow axles and connecting said bearing members, said bucket being rotatable through a complete revolution on the axis of said wheels when dumping. y42; A scraper comprising a frame, atpair of axially aligned wheels supporting said frame, a bucket pivotally mounted on said frame for complete rotative movement about the axis of said wheels, and means actuated by forward movement of the scraper for rocking the bucket to tip its front edge into engagement with the ground. l

43. In a two wheeled dumping scraper, the combination of aV framek com rising side frame bars, a pair of axiall aligned wheels disposed on the inner sides of said frame bars, a rotatable bucket disposed between said wheels, a stub axle at each side of said frame extending from said side frame bars inwardly through said wheels and having their inner ends engaging with the sidel wallsof said bucket and engaging with said stub axles at points between said wheels and said side frame bars: v f q 44. In a two wheeled dumping scraper, the

bucket, .andplate members secured to said combination of a frame comprising side frame bars, stationary bearing members secured to Vsaid frame bars, a pair of axially aligned wheels disposed on the inner sides 01 -said frame bars, a bucket disposed between said wheels and adapted to have rocking `movement about the axis thereof, plate members secured to and/rocking with saidbbucket, saidl plate members being disposed on the outer sides of said wheels; rotatable bearings secured to said plate members and having bearing engagement in said stationary bearing members, and axles having'their outerl ends supported in said rotatable bearings and extending through said wheels and having their inner ends engaging withl tliefside walls of said bucket.

PHILIP C'. ANDERSON. 

